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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1901
Page
6
In Cotuit on Cape Cod Captain Barnabas Zand and his wife Abigail were famed for her contrary nature. When Abigail fell overboard during a harbor visit, Barnabas searched against the tide and sadly found her body downstream. The tale ends with Abigail going with the tide.
A Kansas City Journal item recounts a humorous exchange about a horse that climbs into a hammock. The man with the paper laughs while the solemn man questions the comic premise and the misplacement of the hammock versus the man. The keeper nearby raises cautious remarks as the scene unfolds.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts a manager firing a clerk for neglect after a mix up with daily love letters. The boss delegated letter writing, signed them himself, and sent misaddressed notes to his wife, causing her to cut vacation short and the clerk’s dismissal.
Joskins admits it's his first day at shooting and asks why people close one eye when sighting. Hoskkins explains simply that closing both eyes would make them blind to the target, so one eye stays open for vision while the other focuses.
Water cure for chronic constipation outlines a regimen of hot water before meals and after meals with outdoor exercise and occasional mild laxatives if needed. It notes potential cure without medicine and lists sellers Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis Smith.
A Pike County bank reports annual business of about 13 million dollars and is described as non superstitious and prosperous, indicating stable growth and confidence in the local market.
Idaho woman ends marriage after husband refuses to take her to the Paris Exposition. He testifies he fears water and baths, claiming seasickness. The item pivots to a tease for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at Arlington Pharmacy.
No water has been drawn from the creek at Richmond since eighteen colored converts were baptized in its crystal flood.
The Phats defeated the Leans 39 to 36 at New Hampton in a high scoring, lengthy baseball game.
A testimonial from John Beam of West Middlesex Pennsylvania extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only effective treatment for dyspepsia. The ad claims the product contains natural digestants and will digest all kinds of food, produced by W E Bard Drug Co.
One excuse given for the $5 speeding fines on two Trenton men is that the town needs the money.
B F Mouser of Chetopa Kansas touts the best sale on Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in his store Arlington Pharmacy advertises the product claiming it cures constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble.
The Louisiana Bowling Green and Ashley Gravel Road Co announces a reduced toll for visitors attending the city street fair. The concession aims to ease access for residents and out-of-town guests during the event.
An Illinois resident recounts a yearlong hacking cough mistaken for consumption and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing the illness after trying many remedies and physician care. The note appears as a testimonial from Champaign.
England imported nearly five million tons of wheat last year out of seven million consumed, indicating strong reliance on imports for domestic consumption and shaping trade balance and agricultural policy considerations.
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee Indiana says Chamberlain's Pain Balm kept him from being a cripple. The liniment relieves stiff joints contracted muscles stiff neck sprains and rheumatic pains and has cured partial paralysis. Sold by Mertz Hale Kantzman and Otis W Smith.
A Dixon Missouri correspondent reports a locally constructed tomb inspiring headlines as he discovers a grassy burial site and a hand built resting place nicknamed BS in town, reflecting peculiar local curiosity and folklore.
A local builder completed construction of his own tomb at a cost of 500 dollars. The project reflects the deceased's planned burial ahead of time and signals personal investment in final arrangements.
A reader from Bagnell Missouri credits Chamberlain Cough Remedy with ending three years of bronchitis and sleepless nights after trying doctors and medicines. The ad notes the remedy is sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
Dr. T. T. Major & Son advertise limited time dental work at reduced rates due to crop failures. Full set eight dollars, gold fillings one dollar and up, gold and platina fillings fifteen, amalgam fifty cents, cement fillings sixty cents. Bridge work emphasized with painless extraction promised. Office at 410 Ohio Street opposite the courthouse.
For sale in large and small lots at low figures on easy terms. Secure farming land rice land ranches garden and prairie land. Address inquiries to R. Martin Louise Wharton county Texas. Name this paper when writing.
Prof Jack Duncan the blind phrenologist and clairvoyant returns to Sedalia and opens readings at 135 East Cooper Street. He will read the past and reveal the future, with sessions daily from 10 am to noon and 3 pm to 4 pm near Archias seed store.
The article notes about 8000 guides secure employment each year in Europe guiding American tourists to various destinations. It emphasizes the steady demand for guided services across the continent.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable catarrh cure. Testimonials justify F J Cheney of Toledo. Also ads for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills. Wisconsin getaway to Chain o Lakes via Wisconsin Central from Chicago and Milwaukee with trout fishing and bass in summer brochures by Jas C Pond
A complete new line of ladies and misses jackets is offered by Carl A. Guenther at 310 Ohio Street. The catalogue item highlights style variety and ready-to-wear options for the season.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway announces reduced rate excursion tickets from Chicago to New York and return starting July 1. Tickets are valid for travel with stopping options and are limited in quantity to promote the trip.
Low rate Buffalo tickets are on sale for Pan-American exposition travel. Eight trains daily available. Send four cents in stamps for printed matter and full information. FF. M. Byron G. W. A. Chicago B. P. Humphrey T. P. A. Kansas City Mo.
Wash day at home advertisement for Monarch laundry by Charles Van Antwerp offering prompt careful attention. Rough dry work 20c a dozen. flat work ironed free of charge. Full particulars by telephone 183.
Jolly, good-natured Joe Sewell is mentioned in a brief note noting his prominence and asking if anyone has seen him in public or in the newsroom.
The Star saloon at Main and Kentucky advertises a full range of drinks and a fine line of cigars. Visitors welcomed. call at once for details.
Locations in Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri along the Chicago Great Western railway offer prosperous agricultural and commercial possibilities. The notice seeks competent capital for all branches of business with special chances for creamery men and millers. Suitable sites exist for general merchandise hardware harness hotels banks and stock buyers. Correspondence solicited maps and Maple Leaflets available through W J Reed industrial agent 604 Endicott Building S&S Ca.1 Min.
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